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  1. KoolkidSyd, Daz makes sense to me, it's all that concealed stuff that creates 'ambience' with those theme songs, announcements (whether they be emergency ones or otherwise) etc.
  2. Nev, glad you clarified that, as I thought this was the case. Unfortunately the low-resolution border to the Luna Park Melbourne region literally starts millimetres before where the park is located. (majority of Melbourne and suburbs are in high-res though)
  3. Good stuff Colin, I think you may have contacted me a few years ago. Wow, you've dedicated a lot of time, effort and money into it - but what a unique, one-off. I would love to see some higher resolution photo's of your model. Particularly interested in your scratch built ride models. Does the Mad Mouse work?
  4. How about more Australian parks? - Luna Park (Melb & Syd) - Wonderland (?) - Aussieworld - any Royal Shows?
  5. Mercedes, yes I've heard about Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, apparently most of the movie is in Luna Park, in the 1950's. Still need to try and get a copy.
  6. Luna Park millions go to developer By Anne Davies, State Political Editor July 16, 2005, Herald Sun Sydney Millions of dollars promised in a deal to guarantee the future of Luna Park will instead flow to the development giant Multiplex, while the trust that holds the site for taxpayers gets just $3. Despite the NSW Government's claim the commercial developments associated with Luna Park are needed to keep it alive, a Herald investigation has revealed that no stream of revenue will flow from them to the trust or the park's operator, Luna Park Sydney. The developments - the Milsons Landing office block, a proposed cliff-top site and a car park - were divided from the main park and leased to Metro-Edgley for 99 years for $1 each. The profits go to Metro-Edgley, owned by Multiplex, or, in the car park's case, directly to Multiplex. The Mayor of North Sydney, Genia McCaffery, said she was shocked to learn details of the arrangement. "It's outrageous that the NSW Government is allowing the developer to keep asking for more and more development of public land," she said. AdvertisementAdvertisement Luna Park would be destroyed by overdevelopment, she said, "because some public servant mismanaged the process". She called for an inquiry and a moratorium on further developments. Metro-Edgley reported a profit of $12.54 million in the 2003-04 fiscal year, from development revenue of more than $75 million. The chief executive of Luna Park Sydney, Peter Hearne, said some of Metro-Edgley's profits had been used to reduce the operator's debt. But he would not explain how the flow of funds occurred or how much of the $80 million poured into the park's redevelopment had been repaid. Rob Lang, the head of the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, which administers the Luna Park Reserve Trust on behalf of the Government, said: "The financial arrangements [of Metro-Edgley and Luna Park Sydney] are a matter for these companies, and Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority has no knowledge of these details. " However, it was clear from the Luna Park Site Amendment Act 1997 that these sites were in part compensation for the consortium to take on the operation of the park." Asked whether the trust could vouch for whether the profits from developments such as the office block had been used to pay off Luna Park's debt, Mr Lang said Metro-Edgley and Luna Park Sydney were not required to provide that information to the trust. The complicated wheeling and dealing over Luna Park is contained in a series of agreements and leases negotiated in 1998 and renegotiated last August. As part of that renegotiation, the commercial development sites were divided from the fun park. Luna Park Sydney has a 40-year lease of the fun park - that is, the rides, the Crystal Palace and Coney Island - and pays rent to the trust based on the park's turnover. But the trust gives all of the money back, less operating expenses, so that Luna Park Sydney can pay for the upkeep of the heritage elements of the park. Multiplex did not return the Herald's calls but a spokeswoman for the Planning Minister, Craig Knowles, said: "The Government's intention was to return Luna Park to the people of Sydney and NSW and to do so without any need for a recurrent public subsidy. That objective has been achieved."
  7. RACV offers some discount on tickets I believe.
  8. Yes you're right, there is a huge misconception by Australia's general public to assume all rollercoasters are named 'Big Dipper' - it is a catchy title really. In that model photo I posted, the Big Dipper looks quite small, and quite similar from memory to the Beasie at Wonderland.
  9. lol. Tell him to "put his photo's where his mouth is" Nah, I'm not critising his knowledge, clearly he had some special involvement in a unique time at the park. I think there may be a sliver of truth to it - but the materials were certainly entirely new.
  10. Yes there's little doubt it was made with new material, but was it basically made from the same plans?
  11. If this coaster in the model was the actual Big Dipper at LPS, then the one at LPM was significantly higher and larger, both LP BD's were custom designed for their unique landscape, I don't think they were made off identical blueprints.
  12. Wow this will be a major oversight of mine if you are correct. Here i have a scale model of LPS's original Big Dipper, and now that you mention it, wow. Who else can confirm this? I cannot believe all you Wonerland ex staff have not already known this, or made mention of it???
  13. LPFanatic, I assuume that was a joke? Some slight similarities to any laymen (both have a sort of 180 degree turn-around) but I think you're... can anyone confirm?
  14. Well, with the demolition of LPM's Big Dipper came the birth of 'Friends of Luna Park' due to the uproar it created. To my knowledge, the green light for its demolition had not been given, but to the surprise of all concerned, the bulldozers were called in one morning, and before anyone blinked an eyelid, much of the integral supports had been demolished. Too much to go back. Jobe, how certain are you that the layout of both LPM and LPS was identical? For some reason, there seem to be more photo's available of LPS's than LPM's Big Dipper, probably due to the fact that the majority of Melb's was largely obstructed from proper viewing - sandwhiched between the Scenic Railway, and Dodgem building.
  15. No LPF, this park closed long before Thrillseeker was removed from Seaworld. The coaster was on permanent concrete foundations, was an 'out and back' from memory with a steep dip off the lifthill. Thrillseeker is now known on the travelling ride circuit as Taipan. You may have seen it if you went to Sydney's Royal Easter Show. (yellow track)
  16. Well, the original Chance Trabants were certainly considered thrill rides. They were known to generate extreme lateral G's from their high speed, varied sequence, rotations and angles. Ask any carnival-goer of the 1970's. I never did see or ride Dreamworld's Casino, I made the assumption it was capable of operating at the original RPM settings.
  17. The theme of Stingray certainly suits the ambience of the area, but like previous posters, I would've loved to have seen it kept as 'Casino' - defintely more flash value like that. Clearly Dreamworld have remarketed what was once a high-speed thrill ride into a gentle 'family' ride, in an attempt to give it a broader age appeal. Fantastic photo's DJRappa, you've also confirmed something with me, that DW's current Reef Diver is in fact a completely different unit to that original Enterprise.
  18. LP Fanatic, patience, patience. The official handover isn't till around September.
  19. No, unfortunately I do not have any photo's of LPM's original Big Dipper. I do have a contact who has a huge archive of photo's, in time I intend to get hold of some. I'm very keen to see any photo's of Melbourne's Big Dipper - if anyone has any, please make contact with me, or post on this forum! Here is the only image I was able to find of it, I got this from the net some time ago.
  20. Not sure on the Mozzy Musta. I never visited Grundy's. Was there defintely a Tilt-a-whirl there? I would say there is a high chance this is the one if so.
  21. Mercedes, I've heard the same information, re: the Haas family's ownership of it. And Goboi, you are right about it looking 'minimal' support-wise OK I'll set the ball rolling, here is a great pic of the face etc. taken during the 1980's, probably from the bridge. I notice Supaloops is not there, did this arrive at some point later? (I can see Pirate, Polyp, Waveswinger and Geronimo to name a few) (OK, I'm feeling generous and non-promoting, I'll keep it watermark free)
  22. Interesting coaster design. What was that separate support on the right side of it for? It is very simple, but also adheres to the small footprint and height restrictions that would most likely be imposed on any new design. I think, as unfortunate as it is, the Zipper as a stationary park ride would be a bit of a maintenance headache most park operators would rather do without. (many moving parts which would require it to be brought to ground level in regular intervals for routine maintenance) I think the Zipper will always be a king of the travelling world, but not parks.
  23. MaDave, I would also love to see these scans, fascinated by both Melbourne and Sydney Luna Park photo's of the past. Can you scan them in high resolution? Feel free to write me an email: david@ride-extravaganza.com
  24. Luna Park noise complaint set for October July 1, 2005, The Daily Telegraph RESIDENTS of Sydney's Lavender Bay will take on the Spider, the Ranger and the Tumblebug when the battle over noise levels at nearby Luna Park is heard by the NSW Supreme Court later this year A group of residents has launched a nuisance claim to try to shut down the three permanent rides, plus two other temporary rides, at the iconic harbourside fun park. Residents claim the mechanical noise of the rides, and the screams of visitors who ride them, are making life unbearable. Spokesman Glen Billington said the noise meant many residents had trouble sleeping and could not open their windows or use their balconies. Noise levels at the park were up to four times the acceptable limit set by the Environment Protection Authority, he said. The court action did not seek to close Luna Park – which reopened in April last year after a $100 million revamp – but to shut down or relocate the five adult thrill rides generating the noise, Mr Billington said. "We want the noise issue resolved," he said outside court. "Shutting down the rides is one logical way to achieve that. "Relocation is another, and modification to comply with the standard EPA regulations is another." Lawyers for Luna Park will defend the action when it goes to hearing in the Supreme Court on October 31. A similar court case 10 years ago restricted the operating hours of the fun park's star attraction, the Big Dipper rollercoaster, effectively causing Luna Park to close.
  25. What are the differences and advantages to hydraulic launch versus LIM / LSM? I would've thought LIM to be much easier to maintain (less moving parts and components?) But I don't have a good knowledge of the intricacies of either system.
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